Others have noted how much self-congratulation there is in this volume so I won't belabor that point, but in fairness Donovan also tells on himself quite a bit and is very generous in his praise and thanks for the roles so many others have played in his life and success, so in the end the voice that came through to me was that of a genuinely warm and humane person who had an incredible run of success from the time he was 18 until he was about 24 when he simply let it all go.

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The reason we still care about Donovan is, of course, those deathless songs; he was a phenomenal melodicist with a clear, compelling voice.

The drone strings are tuned so that by turning them on or off, the instrument can be played in multiple keys (e.

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A lot of autobiographies want to cover ALL of an artist's work and the truth is that the average fan/reader is mostly interested in an artist's "prime period", Donovan seems to grasp that and makes that the focus.

Hurdy Gurdy Man” is a fine taste of psychedelia, with credit due to producer Most and guitarist Jimmy Page.

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In fact, if the copy I read was not the property of the public library, I would have given it to the cat to pee on. Leopold Mozart (1719-1789) – Die Bauern Hochzeit, a work written for 6 strings, 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 horns, hurdy gurdy and bagpipes. I should have given up on “The Autobiography of Donovan: The Hurdy Gurdy Man” after the first 20 pages. George Harrison is a loyal friend; Mickie Most is a conduit for Donovan’s own clever ideas and musical awesomeness. rounded up because this surprisingly cheerful tale of a naive young monk in medieval plague years did make me laugh with its medical misunderstandings, twisted 'logic' and the pertinent, futuristic prophecies of St Odo.The tail of the buzzing bridge is inserted into a narrow vertical slot (or held by a peg in Hungarian instruments) that holds the buzzing bridge in place (and also serves as a bridge for additional drone strings on some instruments). The box form symphonia is also commonly found among players of early music and historical re-enactors. It was interesting to read his version of what happened when he met Bob Dylan and took part in the documentary, Don't Look Back, and what happened when he went to India in 1968 with The Beatles to study Transcendental Meditation. Tekerőlantosok könyve: Hasznós kézikönyv tekerőlant-játékosok és érdeklődők számára / The Hurdy-Gurdy Handbook: A Practical Handbook for Players and Aficionados of the Tekerő (Hungarian Hurdy-Gurdy). But his troubles, and his sinful thoughts, are only just beginning – soon, the much-rumoured Black Death reaches the monastery, and all but wipes out the brotherhood.